Why Shipbuilders Were Forced to Stop Using British Oak

Name: Why Shipbuilders Were Forced to Stop Using British Oak
Uploaded: 2018-08-21
Duration: 90373
Description: After the Napoleonic Wars caused a shortage of British Oak, frigate builders looked all over the empire for an alternative. They found one in India: a hard, water resistant wood called teak.

After the Napoleonic Wars caused a shortage of British Oak, frigate builders looked all over the empire for an alternative. They found one in India: a hard, water resistant wood called teak. (01:30)